高二英语上阅读理解题12

12ItisnotonlyexpertsinChinawhoarearguingoverwhetherwomenshouldworkaftermarriageornot.Worldwidethisquestionisbeingdiscussedasaninterestinglylargenumberofmarriedwomenentertheworkplace.TaketheUnitedStatesforexample.Since1960,thepercentageofmarriedwomenintheworkforcehasjumpedfrom31.9percentto59.4percent.AmericanwomenfirstmovedintothepaidlabourforceduringtheWorldWarII,whenmenlefttheirjobstofight.Inthelastfiftyyears,moreandmorewomenhaveworkedoutsidethehome.Andovertheseyearsofdeveloping,Americanshavechangedtheirsocialvaluesasaresult.In1975,womenaged35andabovemadeuphalfofallworkingwomen.Andby1980,60percentwerewomenattheageof45andabove.NowinJapan,women’sworkgroupisM-shapedwithmiddle-agedwomenandthoseaged20-25atthetwopeaks.Accordingtostatistics(统计)，37.7percentofJapanesewomenatchildbearingage(25-29)stillengagedthemselvesinworkin1980.andthenumberreached50percentthenextyear.Beingahousewifehasalwaysbeenregardedasa“gracefuloccupation”inJapan.SomeyoungJapanesewomenbelieveitisgoodtobea“professionalhousewife”However,oldattitudeshavebeenchangingeverywhere,andsometimesjustoutofeconomicnecessary.Inrecentyears,agreatnumberofcityhousewiveshavepouredoutofhomestotakeparttimejobs.EventheUNhasgivenitssupport.The34thCongressoftheUnitedNationsin1979putforwardthedecisionforformalagreementonthegettingridofdiscrimination(歧视)againstwomen.Sofar,mostUNmembershaveagreedonit,butsomestillhaven’t,includingtheUnitedStates.1.Fromthefirstpassage,wecanlearnthat________________.A.expertsencouragewomentotakepayingjobsB.menencouragewomentotakepayingjobsC.governmentencouragewomentotakepayingjobsD.moreandmorepeoplebegintocareaboutwomen’slife2.IntheUnitedStates_________________.A.marriedwomenarelazierthantheirhusbands.B.HusbandsarelazierthantheirwivesC.FewmarriedwomenusedtoworkoutsideD.Moremarriedwomenusedtoworkoutside2.MarriedwomeninJapan________________.A,allworkoutsidetheirhomesB.seldomworkoutsidetheirhomesC.havedifferentopinionsontheirworkingoutsideD.alldohouseworkattheirhomesMoreandmorewomenhavetakenjobsoutsideforthereasonthat____________.A.theyhavenochildrentotakecareofB.theyhavenohouseworktodoC.theywanttomakemorefriendsD.theywanttoimprovetheirlivingconditions5.Whatthemainideaofthepassage?A.WomenshouldstayathomeanddohouseworkB.MorewomentakejobsworldwideC.TheUnitedStatesshouldpaymoreattentiontowomen’srightD.Womeninthepoorcountriesshouldworkoutside